US National Team Members Win Medals at Pan American Championships
Pictured, Emmanuella Tchakmakjian, Megumi Field and Sarine Cho enjoying their medals Thursday at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships in Santiago, Chile.
Several U.S. national team members picked up medals Thursday at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships.
Megumi Field and Sarine Cho, members of the 12 & Under National Team, won gold in duet, and Junior National Team member Emmanuella Tchakmakjian earned solo bronze on the second day of competition.
Field and Cho scored 130.4493 total points to win the 12U duet final. They led the field with 65.9493 points in figures and 64.5000 in free.
Field also placed first in 12U figures on Wednesday, totaling 66.9167 points. Anya Melson (66.8514) placed second and Nicole Chung (65.1522) finished fifth. Cho was seventh at 64.9819, and Juna Park placed ninth with 64.7101.
Also in the top 20 for the U.S. were Cambell McMillan (11th, 64.4746), Lydia Yi (17th, 62.3333), Jennah Hafsi (19th, 62.0942) and Taylor Sullivan (20th, 61.7572).
Tchakmakjian won bronze in the junior solo final with 142.1491 total points. She had 70.0158 points in figures and 72.1333 points in the free final.
In the 13-15 division, U.S. national team members Jade Low and Elizaveta Polyakova placed second in the duet free prelim with 72.0000 points. Ryan Lewis and Katherine Reveno were fourth at 69.7667, and Delaney Beach and Ashley Latchford were sixth at 69.6000.
Victoria Zimm was fourth in the 13-15 solo prelim with 135.3805 points, and Gabriella Ospina was seventh at 130.5259.
Low was the top U.S. swimmer in 13-15 figures, placing eighth with 66.8153 points. Lewis was ninth at 66.4403. Also placing for the U.S. were Zimm (11th, 66.2472 points), Reveno (16th, 66.0540), Polyakova (19th, 65.7926), Latchford (20th, 65.7926) and Ospina (37th, 64.2926).
Competing Friday for Team USA will be Megumi Field (12U solo final), Jade Low and Elizaveta Polyakova (13-15 duet final) and Victoria Zimm (13-15 solo final).
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Team USA’s Elizaveta Polyakova, Victoria Zimm and Jade Low show their Team USA pride — and their medals.
Four more U.S. national team members found themselves on the podium Friday at the UANA Pan American Synchronized Swimming Championships in Santiago Chile.
Megumi Field (Cerritos, Calif.) earned another gold medal, this time in the 12 & Under solo final. She finished with 133.0167 total points, with 66.9167 points in figures and 66.1000 in the free final. Field won gold in duet with teammate Sarine Cho on Thursday.
Jade Low (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and Elizaveta Polyakova (Sammamish, Wash.) won silver in the 13-15 duet final with 137.0040 points, totaling 66.3040 points in figures and 70.7000 in free.
Teammate Victoria Zimm (Gilbert, Ariz.) won bronze in the 13-15 solo final. She scored 66.2472 points in figures and 69.8667 in the free final.
The 12U and 13-15 team finals are scheduled for Saturday. (See medal update next page)
Competing for Team USA at the UANA Pan American Championships are U.S. Junior National Team member Emmanuella Tchakmakjian (Lafayette, Calif.), who won a bronze medal in the junior solo final on Thursday, and members of the 13-15 National Team 2 and 12 & Under National Team:
U.S. 13-15 National Team 2
Gabriela Ospina (Mirimar, Fla.); Victoria Zimm (Gilbert, Ariz.); Delaney Beach (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Ashley Latchford (Buffalo, N.Y.); Ryan Lewis (Alamo, Calif.); Katie Reveno (Boca Raton, Fla.); Jade Low (Yorba Linda, Calif.); Elizaveta Polyakova (Sammamish, Wash.)
12 & Under National Team
Megumi Field (Cerritos, Calif.); Sarine Cho (Torrance, Calif.); Anya Melson (Eden Prairie, Minn.); Taylor Sullivan (Lakeview, N.Y.); Nicole Chung (Fullerton, Calif.); Jenna Hafsi (Lutz, Fla.); Cambell McMillan (Portland, Ore.); Lydia Yi (Santa Clara, Calif.); Juna Park (Sacramento, Calif.)
Members of the U.S. and Mexico 12U National Teams pose after the final on Saturday.
The U.S. 12 & Under National Team picked up another medal on the final day of the UANA Pan American Championships, winning silver in the team final on Saturday.
The U.S. squad scored 128.9600 points, just .2421 points behind Mexico. The U.S. had 65.0600 points in figures and 63.9000 points in free.
Making up the U.S. 12U team are: Megumi Field (Cerritos, Calif.); Sarine Cho (Torrance, Calif.); Anya Melson (Eden Prairie, Minn.); Taylor Sullivan (Lakeview, N.Y.); Nicole Chung (Fullerton, Calif.); Jennah Hafsi (Lutz, Fla.); Cambell McMillan (Portland, Ore.); Lydia Yi (Santa Clara, Calif.); and Juna Park (Sacramento, Calif.).
Team USA finished with six medals at the championships. Megumi Field (Cerritos, Calif.) won gold in solo and duet (with Sarine Cho). Jade Low (Yorba Linda, Calif.) and
Elizaveta Polyakova (Sammamish, Wash.) won silver in the 13-15 duet; teammate Victoria Zimm (Gilbert, Ariz.) won bronze in the 13-15 solo final; and Junior National Team member Emmanuella Tchakmakjian (Lafayette, Calif.) won bronze in the junior solo final.
U.S. 13-15 National Team 2 members who competed are: Gabriela Ospina (Mirimar, Fla.); Victoria Zimm (Gilbert, Ariz.); Delaney Beach (Scottsdale, Ariz.); Ashley Latchford (Buffalo, N.Y.); Ryan Lewis (Alamo, Calif.); Katie Reveno (Boca Raton, Fla.); Jade Low (Yorba Linda, Calif.); and Elizaveta Polyakova (Sammamish, Wash.)